Blood Weddings

The Modern Times and Aluna Theatre production was a breakout hit when it first came to Buddies’ stage in 2015 and was remounted in 2017. It won 6 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, 2 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards, and was named one of the Top 10 Shows of the year by Now Magazine.

A family vendetta comes to a boil when a bride-to-be runs away with the son of the enemy. This 20th century masterpiece is a powerful and poetic metaphor for the oppressive forces that corrupt our ability to love freely.

This story of ill-fated romance serves as the backdrop for a poetic exploration of the conflict between individual desires and social conventions. It pits primal desire against the weight of history, and holds up love as the most powerful and unstoppable force we can harness.

Federico Garcia Lorca is one of the most celebrated and important writers in the Spanish language. His work inspired a generation of artists in Spain and Latin America with its visionary disregard for theatrical conventions of the time and bold explorations of taboo subjects such as class, sexuality, and the role of women.

★★★★★. One of the best and most vivid shows of 2015…this shouldn’t be missed.

Now Magazine